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Meaning of ENDOMETRITIS

Pronunciation:  `endowmi'trItis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  inflammation of the lining of the uterus (of the endometrium)
 
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 Synonyms: metritis
 
 See Also: inflammation, redness, rubor

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\En`do*me*tri"tis\, n. [NL. See {Endometrium}, and
{-itis}.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the endometrium.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Inflammation of the endometrium (the tissue lining the uterus), often due to infection by bacteria, which can occur after childbirth or abortion and which can result in lesions, tubercles, or the sloughing off of tissue.
 

 

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